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Oct 2023
20m 42s

79 - Kurious Keto

THE CURIOUS CLINICIANS
About this episode

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians ask why a ketogenic diet can help control seizures in refractory epilepsy?

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Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com.

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